Michael Mann, police chief of the Coconut Creek Police Department has resigned nearly three weeks after the controversial tasing death at the hands of police who did not have up-to-date certification to use Taser guns. Mann, 60, been with the department for more than five years, called his departure a…
A small coffee shop/church in Lake Worth has made headlines around the country after its pastor accused city officials of forcing him to have a “business license” to have worship services on Sunday. But it all seems to be either a slight misunderstanding or wild exaggeration. Pastor Mike Olive is…
A homeless man was arrested for stabbing another homeless man to death this weekend shortly after buying a new shirt to replace the bloody threads, according to BSO. David Edward Shaw, 42, faces second-degree murder charges for killing an unnamed, 37-year-old man. The attack occurred late Saturday in a Burger…
Over the past two years, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has more than doubled the amount of investigations of police shootings and use of deadly force incidents, going from 50 in 2013 to 103 in 2014. WFTV news reports that the increased number is due to local police departments…
Fort Lauderdale Police Officer Victor Ramirez gained widespread infamy when he slapped a homeless man suspected of trespassing in a public bus terminal last month and video of the incident went viral. But internal affairs files show that the “slap heard around the world” definitely wasn’t the first time Ramirez…
The State Attorney’s Office in Broward County recently released details of its investigation into two high-ranking Hollywood Police officers who deleted internal affairs files and found that the requests came from a wide range of people, including defense attorneys, a reporter, and even a fellow cop. Major Norris Redding and…
There’s somebody in South Florida driving around with a camera on his dashboard ready to capture “stupid” drivers and shame them on YouTube. But here’s the punch line: It’s actually the person taking the videos who’s the bad guy. On the Stupid South Florida Drivers YouTube page, you won’t see…
A Palm Beach Shores police officer has been on paid administrative leave for nearly a year following allegations he sexually harassed a civilian. But officials have no explanation why the investigation has taken so long, even though only four people were interviewed and there’s no physical evidence to examine. Janice…
Paris Hilton, the princess of crass capitalism visited Havana, the center of sinking socialism, in what is surely a sign that new policies between the U.S. and Cuba will tremendously benefit citizens of the Caribbean nation. The 34-year-old heiress of Hilton hotel wealth, posted photos to her Instagram of herself…
Before the Fort Lauderdale Police Department held a news conference to address the video showing one of its own slapping a homeless man for no good reason, one newspaper wasn’t allowed to attend: the Homeless Voice, Fort Lauderdale’s long-running publication dedicated to homeless issues. Sean Cononie, executive director of the…
A new report about school suspension rates finds that Florida suspends students at a higher rate than any other state in the nation. Broward County, however, has gone against the state trend by lowering school suspensions. But the same can’t be said for Palm Beach County. The report, Are We…
Victor Ramirez, the Fort Lauderdale police officer who slapped a homeless man who wanted to use a public restroom, didn’t bother mentioning the slapping part in the arrest report he filed. Ramirez arrested Bruce Laclair, a 58-year-old homeless man, on Sunday, February 22, for trespassing. The exchange between cop and…
The Boynton Beach Police Department is under an FBI investigation for brutally beating a suspect who had led them on a high-speed chase on August 20, 2014. And in an effort to give “some context to the public,” the BBPD showed helicopter footage captured by PBSO that night. Byron Harris,…
UPDATE: Victor Ramirez, the Fort Lauderdale police officer seen in this video slapping a homeless man who wanted to use a public restroom, didn’t bother mentioning the slapping part in the arrest report he filed. A video is being shared online of what appears to be a Fort Lauderdale Police…
Florida leads the nation in charging juveniles as adults — a result of the state’s controversial Direct File law, which gives prosecutors the power to charge juveniles as adults whenever they choose. Experts say this unchecked power causes myriad problems, ranging from extreme sentences to forced pleas — and Rep…
The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice has released its annual Delinquency in Schools report, and there’s some good news: School arrests are down across the state, including Broward and Palm Beach counties. The bad news: black youths are proportionately arrested most in nearly every single county in Florida. DJJ’s report…
TV actor Nicholas Brendan was hanging out at Shock Pop Comic Con in Fort Lauderdale when, at some point, he decided to take things up a few levels and show those comic nerds how real deal celebs party down — and then he ended up behind bars for not paying…
Riviera Beach Police busted into a home by shooting out the front windows and throwing a flash-bang grenade before pointing a gun at the homeowner in search of drugs and money. But turns out, they got the wrong house. And the woman whose house they broke into and held at…
Every patrolling police officer in Florida may soon be required to have a body camera, but the ACLU says proposed restrictions on how footage can be released to the public does more to protect police misconduct than fight it. For weeks, Rep. Shevrin Jones has been pushing House Bill 47,…
On February 25, 2014, Carlos Gracida raced down the field at the Everglades Polo Club atop a powerful thoroughbred pony. After decades of being among the best to play the game, having already won every major prize and tournament multiple times in his long career, the 53-year-old had nothing left…
A 65-year-old West Palm Beach man at the center of a million-dollar gambling bust last week has a long history of running similar operations with Italian Mafia ties that goes back to when Ronald Reagan ruled the nation. Pasquale “Patsy” Capolongo was taken into custody along with several other men…
In Haiti, anti-goverment protests have rocked the island nation over the past two months as thousands of people have taken to the streets over a wide range of issues, including delayed elections and high fuel prices. Often, Haitian police have fired tear gas to suppress the crowds, which gives the…
